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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;lordmarcovan, post: 3279281, member: 10461&quot;]Both are fun.&nbsp; Your Trajan As is of interest to me because it illustrates how some ancient Roman bronzes were likely still being carried as pocket pieces as late as the 18th century.</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/diggers-diary-the-arcadius-anomaly-repost-from-one-of-my-old-treasurenet-threads.287141/" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/diggers-diary-the-arcadius-anomaly-repost-from-one-of-my-old-treasurenet-threads.287141/">I found an Arcadius AE2</a> on a colonial site here in Georgia.&nbsp; It was an eyeball find in a sand road on an 18th century site, and had recently been washed out by the rain.&nbsp; There were also some pottery sherds and a gunflint in that same washout area that were consistent with the colonial era.</p><p><br /></p><p>I assume it came over on the boat from England- perhaps in ship&#039;s ballast.&nbsp; It&#039;s possible it would have seen service as a farthing in their pocket change at the time.&nbsp; Perhaps your Trajan bronze also saw some circulation long, long after it was made.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>That, or it was just someone&#039;s curiosity piece.&nbsp; We&#039;ll never know, of course, but it&#039;s fun to speculate on.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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